Co-Pine-ON, Boot co-processor assistant

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So, depend on the perspective, THERE IS A CONNECTION, and it is 2x, it's TWIN...

He he... I knew it wouldn't be long before at least someone would mention the android connection

Yes, GUI programming is great for beginners and casual programmers, or even just when you want to slap something quick or simple together, or make the initial skeleton.

I like your idea of a re-using the serial comms on the pine64 for startup diagnostics. I'd be tempted to use it anyway, because if you extent the functionality of the MCU as I think you plan to, you could also use the serial link to control it's IO pins for other stuff. Or just use it as a dedicated power and startup status indicator. Oh the possibilities